12-letter words containing i, n, m, a, r
- new paradigm — a set of beliefs that replaces another set which is believed no longer to apply
- new urbanism — an international movement concerned with tackling the problems associated with urban sprawl and car dependency
- newspaperism — anything characteristic of newspapers, esp a word or phrase used only by journalists
- niche market — specific or limited consumer interest
- nimbostratus — a cloud of a class characterized by a formless layer that is almost uniformly dark gray; a rain cloud of the layer type, of low altitude, usually below 8000 feet (2440 meters).
- nitrate film — film stock using a base of cellulose nitrate: extremely flammable and tending to erode at a relatively early age.
- nitromannite — mannitol hexanitrate.
- nitromethane — a colorless, oily, slightly water-soluble, poisonous liquid, CH 3 NO 2 , used chiefly as a solvent, rocket fuel, and gasoline additive and in organic synthesis.
- nitrosamines — Plural form of nitrosamine.
- noise margin — (electronics) The voltage difference between the guaranteed output level and the required input voltage level of a logic gate.
- non-aromatic — having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous.
- non-criminal — of the nature of or involving crime.
- non-marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- non-material — not material or composed of matter.
- non-metrical — pertaining to meter or poetic measure.
- non-military — of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
- non-remedial — affording remedy; tending to remedy something.
- non-ruminant — any even-toed, hoofed mammal of the suborder Ruminantia, being comprised of cloven-hoofed, cud-chewing quadrupeds, and including, besides domestic cattle, bison, buffalo, deer, antelopes, giraffes, camels, and chevrotains.
- non-terminal — situated at or forming the end or extremity of something: a terminal feature of a vista.
- nonempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
- nonformalism — Absence of, or a belief system that is the opposite of, formalism.
- nonimmigrant — A person who is not an immigrant.
- nonimportant — Not important.
- nonmercurial — not composed of, resembling, or containing mercury
- nonmetameric — not metameric
- nonmicrobial — not microbial, not caused by or related to microbes
- nonmigratory — Not migratory; that does not migrate.
- nonnormative — Not normative.
- nonnumerical — not containing or involving numbers
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- normalities' — conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural.
- normalizable — That can be normalized.
- normokalemia — The state of having a normal concentration of potassium in one's blood.
- normokalemic — Having a normal percentage of potassium in one's blood.
- normothermia — (medicine) The condition of having a normal body temperature.
- northumbrian — of or relating to Northumbria, Northumberland, or the inhabitants or dialect of either.
- numerability — the fact of having the ability to be counted
- nurserymaids — Plural form of nurserymaid.
- obscurantism — opposition to the increase and spread of knowledge.
- oil terminal — a large industrial complex where oil is stored and from which oil is transported elsewhere; an oil depot
- open primary — a direct primary election in which voters need not meet a test of party membership.
- operationism — the doctrine that the meaning of a scientific term, concept, or proposition consists of the operation or operations performed in defining or demonstrating it.
- orchidomania — an obsession with or passion for orchids
- organic farm — a farm where organic methods are used for agriculture and animal husbandry
- organic mode — (programming) A term used by COCOMO to describe a project that is developed in a familiar, stable environment. The product is similar to previously developed products. Most people connected with the project have extensive experience in working with related systems and have a thorough understanding of the project. The project contains a minimum of innovative data processing architectures or algorithms. The product requires little innovation and is relatively small, rarely greater than 50,000 DSIs.
- organigramme — (British, management) An organisation chart.
- original gum — See o.g (def 1).
- ornithogalum — any plant of the genus Ornithogalum
- ornithomancy — Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
- osco-umbrian — a group of languages, usually classified as Italic, that contains Oscan and Umbrian.